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MIT researchers partnered with Castrol to develop AstroAnt, a tiny robot designed to sit atop the lunar rover and gather data. These versatile miniature swarm robots can be used to perform inspections and diagnostic tasks on external surfaces of spacecraft, rovers, and landers.
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Why throw out a broken 1984 Sony Watchman, when you can turn it into a functional Game Boy Color? The latter is exactly what Masaki Crafts did, complete with a cartridge slot, HDMI TV out, a headphone jack, and even a link cable port.
Microsoft’s Xbox Wireless Controller (Shock Blue) doesn’t have to only be used with game consoles, but also tablets, smartphones, laptops and more, all for $43.93 shipped, originally $64.99. Two new AA (LR6) batteries are included and good for up to 40-hours of continuous use. Product page.
Honor Magic V3 might be the thinnest foldable smartphone to date, but the Tecno Phantom Ultimate 2 is the first tri-fold concept we’ve seen yet with TDDI technology. In seconds, the 6.48-inch screen can be expanded to a 10-inch LTPO OLED (1,620 x 2,880px resolution) screen with a 4:3 aspect ratio.
Engineers at Deep Robotics trained one of their robot dogs to be wary of humans as well as other random objects and shyness promptly ensued. This behavior needed to be programmed into this version of their X30 robot dog, but we imagine future iterations will have AI algorithms that avoid potential danger automatically.
Nintendo has just released a new The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom trailer that shows Princess Zelda with her own sword. This weapon is hidden within Hyrule and enables her to fend off enemies and clear obstacles that block her path when in sword fighting form.
A real-life Halo Warthog already exists, but YouTuber Brandon Herrera wanted his own. So, he turned a Tesla Cybertruck into his version of the M12 Force Application Light Reconnaissance Vehicle, complete with a functional M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun.
The Yangwang U9 is ready to take on hypercars, while the 2025 BYD Seal 06 GT aims to give the Volkswagen ID.3 a run for its money, literally. This electric hot hatch is based on BYD’s e-Platform 3.0 Evo architecture, it will be available in single motor (214 hp) and dual motor (415 hp) configurations.
Cyberpunk 2077 looks great running on even a budget gaming PC, but with the DreamPunk 2.0 graphics mod, the game becomes a hyper-realistic masterpiece in 8K resolution. In addition to dynamic weather, this mod also adds photorealistic clouds and gives everything an HDR makeover, or at least with the right hardware.